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MCSA Windows Server 2003 All-in-One Exam Guide (Exams 70-270,70-290,70-291)
by Stephen Giles, Damir Bersinic, Rob Scrimger, Nancy Maragioglio
List Price: $69.99
Our Price: $48.99
ISBN: 0072225424
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media (21 October, 2003)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 1,136,755
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Good guide - get the software and do the exercises
I found this book to be very helpful in preparing for the 215 and 218 exams (already passed 210). Having Windows 2000 Server and Professional to perform the exercises is kind of the point so I disagree with the previous review that it is a problem. You can ask Microsoft for 120 evaluation CDs if you don't own the software, which is what I did. Overall, the book proved a very good guide in helping me pass the exams.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Watch out!!!
Watch out with this book. Although I like the format of the book, there are multiple typographical errors and some flat out misinformation. In double checking some of the file names and other things that will be necessary for the three exams covered in this book, I went to Microsoft's website, and they say something totally different than what this book states. I believe that this book was poorly edited and reviewed, and rushed to press to catch the market for the new MCSA.
I find myself disappointed because I purchased the new edition of All in One A+ Certification by Michael Meyers, and I credit that book with my passing the A+ exams with flying colors and in record time (15 minutes for both exams...thanks Mike!) I had hoped that this book would be just as good, but after just a few chapters...well, I don't think it will measure up.
The book also assumes that anyone who purchases it has a free computer and a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Server to install on this computer. Many of us are using older computers that would not meet the Microsoft HCL, and thus make the installation of these two OSes difficult to impossible. Also, at the purchase price of each of these operating systems...well, you get the picture. The labs in the book are impossible to do if you do not have the computer and the operating systems, so that part of the book is a waste for many people, and there are MANY labs.
I will close by saying that it is not a substitute for classroom training.
Rating: 3 out of 5
3 1/2 stars - needs more coverage of each exam.
In the process of reviewing books one thing I have found is that when you try to combine several exams in one book you usually have problems trying to cover all the exams. For the most part this book does not come under that rule, however the book could be updated with more information for each exam. In over 950 pages the 70-210, 70-215 and 70-218 exams are broken down with over 175 exercises. This book is a great self study tool but I found it to be a little difficult to adapt to a classroom environment with some of the exercises. From installation to upgrading, configurations of both hardware and software, through management of the network and servers and great coverage of TCP/IP, these are but a few of the topics discussed in the pages. The review questions are right in line with the exams and the book is not broken down by exam but rather it incorporates the exams together making a much better flow of material. The cdrom has the entire e-book, as well as lab simulations and 300 plus practice questions.
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